AGROALNEXT Project: Sustainable olive grove management as a climate change adaptation strategy
- Type Project
- Scope Autonómico
- Autonomous community Murcia, Región de
- Main source of financing NextGenerationEU
- Project website Web del Proyecto
Description
The project seeks to validate, based on over 10 years of experience on an organic farm, sustainable agricultural practices based on the recycling of olive grove by-products to recarbonize the soil, improve its resilience and reduce the carbon footprint in the face of climate change.
Results
Olive pomace compost, pruning biochar, and their combination are viable alternatives for sustainable olive grove fertilization, with similar results in fruit production and quality. Composts, alone or with biochar, were the most effective for improving soil fertility, notably increasing the fraction of soluble organic nitrogen in the soil. Biochar proved to be the best strategy for stably storing carbon in the soil over the long term. These practices contribute to climate change mitigation by improving soil recarbonation and resilience.
Contact information
- Coordinator/entity name: Miguel Ángel Sánchez Monedero
- Mailing address: Not available
- Email coordinator/entity: moneda@cebas.csic.es
- Phone: Not available
Coordinators
- CEBAS-CSIC
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